delate

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delate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Delate \De*late"\, v. i.
     To dilate. [Obs.] --Goodwin.
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  Delate \De*late"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delated; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Delating.] [L. delatus, used as p. p. of deferre. See
     Tolerate, and cf. 3d Defer, Delay, v.] [Obs. or
     Archaic]
     1. To carry; to convey.
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              Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated.
                                                    --Bacon.
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     2. To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.
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              When the crime is delated or notorious. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
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     3. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against;
        to accuse; to denounce.
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              As men were delated, they were marked down for such
              a fine.                               --Bp. Burnet.
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     4. To carry on; to conduct. --Warner.
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